Geographical dispersal of economic activities is seen as a desirable and feasible objective that would enhance income distribution. The desirability of economic dispersal is argued on the grounds of efficiency,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: URR7406Date: September 30, 1973Author:
Datta-Chaudhuri, M.
This Bank notes newsletter includes some of the following headings: moving time again, fund buildings to be filled by year's end; letter from Paris; bank calendar; potpourri: people and places; the sudamericano...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 64195Date: September 1, 1973
The problems of labor supply to the Bombay textile industry are examined. In spite of evidence of excess labor supply, there was an undercurrent of complaint of labor shortage, high wages, and high labor...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP79Date: August 31, 1973Author:
MAZUMDAR, D.
The main elements in the appraisal of a village electrification project for Bank financing are techncial, financial, fiscal, economic, social and institutional. While these elements are common to the appraisal...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN6Date: August 31, 1973
It is asserted that tax subsidies in favor of the labor-intensive commodity will increase employment as will tax-subsidy policies against capital and in favor of labor. A two sector model that provides...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP7Date: August 31, 1973Author:
AHLUWALIA, M.
The World Bank and its affiliate, the International Development Association, have approved financing totaling 18 million dollars for a project that will assist planning for orderly urban growth and improve...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154041Date: August 9, 1973
A credit of 4.1 million dollars from the International Development Association will assist in the rehabilitation of an important mode of transport in Bangladesh inland water transport.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154052Date: August 9, 1973
This Bank notes newsletter includes some of the following headings: Bank Group loans, investment hit new heights in '73; those home leaves back in Europe: fings shurly ain't wot they uster be; letter from...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 64194Date: August 1, 1973Author:
Nwaneri,Vitalis C.
This publication provides an overview of the World Bank's research program and a brief description of projects currently in progress. The program deals with general issues of development policy as well...
Type: Report on the World Bank Research ProgramReport#: 75633Date: August 1, 1973
Public utility pricing has always received careful consideration in project appraisal. Until recently, however the only systematic concern has been with ensuring that the level of tariffs would be sufficient...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN5Date: July 31, 1973
The project comprises the following: (a) water supply improvements, including the construction and renovation of transmission mains, reservoirs and booster stations in Calcutta and its southern suburban...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 205Date: July 30, 1973
The International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank Group, has approved a credit of 5.5 million dollars to assist an irrigation and agricultural development project in Ecuador.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154142Date: July 9, 1973
The World Bank and its affiliate, the International Development Association (IDA), are together providing 48 million dollars to help finance a second highway project in the United Republic of Cameroon.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154222Date: July 5, 1973
The International Development Association (IDA), of the World Bank Group, has approved a 25.0 million dollars credit for a 40.4 million dollars equivalent highways project in Bangladesh.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 153985Date: July 2, 1973
The third World Bank Group lending operation for the expansion and improvement of the port of Karachi has been approved with a 18.0 million dollars International Development Association (Il)A) credit.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 154112Date: July 2, 1973
This Bank notes newsletter includes some of the following headings: here comes the PDT, dancing its way into your hearts; a bank study on women begins; interview set, the D building Picasso that really...
The World Bank's experience with development finance companies (DFC) is discussed. Included in the basis for evaluating a DFC are the World Bank's expectations about the DFC. These expectations must be...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: REP10Date: June 30, 1973Author:
GULHATI, R. ;
DIAMOND, W.
Distribution represents 30 to 50 of total investment in the electric power sector; hence considerable benefits might come from consideration of cost versus quality-of-service analysis in the design and...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN4Date: June 30, 1973
This note describes some practical approaches to determining the amount of spare generating plant capacity that should be planned for in order to achieve an optimum standard of security for a particular...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: PUN3Date: June 30, 1973
Burma will be able to rehabilitate and modernize. the country's railway and inland water transport systems with the assistance of two credits totaling 33.0 million dollars from the International Development...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 153981Date: June 28, 1973
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